Is referral source a risk factor for coronary surgery? Health maintenance organization versus fee-for-service system

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 708-717

  Starr, A ^a   Furnary, A P ^a   Grunkemeier, G L ^a   He, G W ^a   Ahmad, A ^a   Pfeffer, T A ^a   Engelman, R M ^a   Anderson, R P ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029933184     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70331-8     Document Type: Article

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